Generally, the European Patent Office does not allow claims to methods involving the use of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes. It was therefore perhaps not surprising that the Examiner objected to the...more

In Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace (Case 34/10) the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that any non-fertilised but parthenogenically stimulated human ovum constitutes a "human embryo" within the meaning of...more

..The on again, off again nature of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has created a great deal of uncertainty for academic scientists, major research medical centers, venture capital investors,...more

I was asked to argue the "pro" side of this topic because I stated I was against it. Did my own paper change my mind? I won't tell.
Embryonic stem cell research (ES) has been described as one of the most significant...more

The National Institutes of Health, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approved the first human embryonic stem cell lines under the new NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research. ...more

In March, President Obama signed an executive order lifting the Bush Administration restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (HES) research. The possibility of new federal funding opportunities, in...more

According to the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”), “studies of human embryonic stem cells may yield information about the complex events that occur during human development… and could provide information about how...more